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<caption class="r systemtitle">Outcomes of Applications for Disability Benefits <br></br> Table 63. <br></br> Medical decisions at the hearing level or above, by year of application and program, 2008�2017</caption>
 
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<th rowspan="2">Year</th>
<th colspan="3">All decisions</th>
<th colspan="3">Decisions on applications for Social Security only</th>
<th colspan="3">Decisions on applications for both Social Security and SSI</th>
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<th>Total</th>
<th>Allowances</th>
<th>Allowance rate <sup>a</sup> (percent)</th>
<th>Total</th>
<th>Allowances</th>
<th>Allowance rate <sup>a</sup> (percent)</th>
<th>Total</th>
<th>Allowances</th>
<th>Allowance rate <sup>a,b</sup> (percent)</th>
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<td>&nbsp;</td><td class="c notecontent" colspan="9">All&nbsp;disabled&nbsp;beneficiaries</td>
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<td class="l data">2008</td>
<td class="r data">      22,044</td>
<td class="r data">      11,029</td>
<td class="r data">    50.0</td>
<td class="r data">       3,975</td>
<td class="r data">       2,497</td>
<td class="r data">    62.8</td>
<td class="r data">      18,069</td>
<td class="r data">       8,532</td>
<td class="r data">    47.2</td>
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<td class="l data">2009</td>
<td class="r data">      28,268</td>
<td class="r data">      12,682</td>
<td class="r data">    44.9</td>
<td class="r data">       5,620</td>
<td class="r data">       3,154</td>
<td class="r data">    56.1</td>
<td class="r data">      22,648</td>
<td class="r data">       9,528</td>
<td class="r data">    42.1</td>
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<td class="l data">2010</td>
<td class="r data">      30,533</td>
<td class="r data">      12,010</td>
<td class="r data">    39.3</td>
<td class="r data">       6,548</td>
<td class="r data">       3,326</td>
<td class="r data">    50.8</td>
<td class="r data">      23,985</td>
<td class="r data">       8,684</td>
<td class="r data">    36.2</td>
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<td class="l data">2011</td>
<td class="r data">      30,566</td>
<td class="r data">      10,761</td>
<td class="r data">    35.2</td>
<td class="r data">       7,083</td>
<td class="r data">       3,308</td>
<td class="r data">    46.7</td>
<td class="r data">      23,483</td>
<td class="r data">       7,453</td>
<td class="r data">    31.7</td>
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<td class="l data">2012</td>
<td class="r data">      28,830</td>
<td class="r data">       9,219</td>
<td class="r data">    32.0</td>
<td class="r data">       7,076</td>
<td class="r data">       3,085</td>
<td class="r data">    43.6</td>
<td class="r data">      21,754</td>
<td class="r data">       6,134</td>
<td class="r data">    28.2</td>
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<td class="l data">2013</td>
<td class="r data">      24,396</td>
<td class="r data">       7,271</td>
<td class="r data">    29.8</td>
<td class="r data">       6,521</td>
<td class="r data">       2,581</td>
<td class="r data">    39.6</td>
<td class="r data">      17,875</td>
<td class="r data">       4,690</td>
<td class="r data">    26.2</td>
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<td class="l data">2014</td>
<td class="r data">      20,086</td>
<td class="r data">       5,976</td>
<td class="r data">    29.8</td>
<td class="r data">       6,271</td>
<td class="r data">       2,321</td>
<td class="r data">    37.0</td>
<td class="r data">      13,815</td>
<td class="r data">       3,655</td>
<td class="r data">    26.5</td>
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<td class="l data">2015</td>
<td class="r data">      14,032</td>
<td class="r data">       4,534</td>
<td class="r data">    32.3</td>
<td class="r data">       4,635</td>
<td class="r data">       1,799</td>
<td class="r data">    38.8</td>
<td class="r data">       9,397</td>
<td class="r data">       2,735</td>
<td class="r data">    29.1</td>
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<td class="l data">2016</td>
<td class="r data">       5,598</td>
<td class="r data">       1,875</td>
<td class="r data">    33.5</td>
<td class="r data">       2,123</td>
<td class="r data">         843</td>
<td class="r data">    39.7</td>
<td class="r data">       3,475</td>
<td class="r data">       1,032</td>
<td class="r data">    29.7</td>
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<td class="l data">2017</td>
<td class="r data">         762</td>
<td class="r data">         204</td>
<td class="r data">    26.8</td>
<td class="r data">         378</td>
<td class="r data">         125</td>
<td class="r data">    33.1</td>
<td class="r data">         384</td>
<td class="r data">          79</td>
<td class="r data">    20.6</td>
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<td>&nbsp;</td><td class="c notecontent" colspan="9">Workers</td>
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<td class="l data">2008</td>
<td class="r data">      21,382</td>
<td class="r data">      10,785</td>
<td class="r data">    50.4</td>
<td class="r data">       3,836</td>
<td class="r data">       2,414</td>
<td class="r data">    62.9</td>
<td class="r data">      17,546</td>
<td class="r data">       8,371</td>
<td class="r data">    47.7</td>
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<td class="l data">2009</td>
<td class="r data">      27,373</td>
<td class="r data">      12,404</td>
<td class="r data">    45.3</td>
<td class="r data">       5,475</td>
<td class="r data">       3,072</td>
<td class="r data">    56.1</td>
<td class="r data">      21,898</td>
<td class="r data">       9,332</td>
<td class="r data">    42.6</td>
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<td class="l data">2010</td>
<td class="r data">      29,570</td>
<td class="r data">      11,749</td>
<td class="r data">    39.7</td>
<td class="r data">       6,374</td>
<td class="r data">       3,233</td>
<td class="r data">    50.7</td>
<td class="r data">      23,196</td>
<td class="r data">       8,516</td>
<td class="r data">    36.7</td>
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<td class="l data">2011</td>
<td class="r data">      29,617</td>
<td class="r data">      10,529</td>
<td class="r data">    35.6</td>
<td class="r data">       6,915</td>
<td class="r data">       3,221</td>
<td class="r data">    46.6</td>
<td class="r data">      22,702</td>
<td class="r data">       7,308</td>
<td class="r data">    32.2</td>
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<td class="l data">2012</td>
<td class="r data">      27,632</td>
<td class="r data">       8,916</td>
<td class="r data">    32.3</td>
<td class="r data">       6,856</td>
<td class="r data">       2,959</td>
<td class="r data">    43.2</td>
<td class="r data">      20,776</td>
<td class="r data">       5,957</td>
<td class="r data">    28.7</td>
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<td class="l data">2013</td>
<td class="r data">      23,312</td>
<td class="r data">       6,998</td>
<td class="r data">    30.0</td>
<td class="r data">       6,285</td>
<td class="r data">       2,471</td>
<td class="r data">    39.3</td>
<td class="r data">      17,027</td>
<td class="r data">       4,527</td>
<td class="r data">    26.6</td>
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<td class="l data">2014</td>
<td class="r data">      19,167</td>
<td class="r data">       5,749</td>
<td class="r data">    30.0</td>
<td class="r data">       6,077</td>
<td class="r data">       2,224</td>
<td class="r data">    36.6</td>
<td class="r data">      13,090</td>
<td class="r data">       3,525</td>
<td class="r data">    26.9</td>
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<td class="l data">2015</td>
<td class="r data">      13,301</td>
<td class="r data">       4,340</td>
<td class="r data">    32.6</td>
<td class="r data">       4,486</td>
<td class="r data">       1,728</td>
<td class="r data">    38.5</td>
<td class="r data">       8,815</td>
<td class="r data">       2,612</td>
<td class="r data">    29.6</td>
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<td class="l data">2016</td>
<td class="r data">       5,359</td>
<td class="r data">       1,808</td>
<td class="r data">    33.7</td>
<td class="r data">       2,073</td>
<td class="r data">         815</td>
<td class="r data">    39.3</td>
<td class="r data">       3,286</td>
<td class="r data">         993</td>
<td class="r data">    30.2</td>
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<td class="l data">2017</td>
<td class="r data">         722</td>
<td class="r data">         193</td>
<td class="r data">    26.7</td>
<td class="r data">         365</td>
<td class="r data">         117</td>
<td class="r data">    32.1</td>
<td class="r data">         357</td>
<td class="r data">          76</td>
<td class="r data">    21.3</td>
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<td>&nbsp;</td><td class="c notecontent" colspan="9">Adult&nbsp;children</td>
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<td class="l data">2008</td>
<td class="r data">         662</td>
<td class="r data">         244</td>
<td class="r data">    36.9</td>
<td class="r data">         139</td>
<td class="r data">          83</td>
<td class="r data">    59.7</td>
<td class="r data">         523</td>
<td class="r data">         161</td>
<td class="r data">    30.8</td>
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<td class="l data">2009</td>
<td class="r data">         895</td>
<td class="r data">         278</td>
<td class="r data">    31.1</td>
<td class="r data">         145</td>
<td class="r data">          82</td>
<td class="r data">    56.6</td>
<td class="r data">         750</td>
<td class="r data">         196</td>
<td class="r data">    26.1</td>
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<td class="l data">2010</td>
<td class="r data">         963</td>
<td class="r data">         261</td>
<td class="r data">    27.1</td>
<td class="r data">         174</td>
<td class="r data">          93</td>
<td class="r data">    53.4</td>
<td class="r data">         789</td>
<td class="r data">         168</td>
<td class="r data">    21.3</td>
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<td class="l data">2011</td>
<td class="r data">         949</td>
<td class="r data">         232</td>
<td class="r data">    24.4</td>
<td class="r data">         168</td>
<td class="r data">          87</td>
<td class="r data">    51.8</td>
<td class="r data">         781</td>
<td class="r data">         145</td>
<td class="r data">    18.6</td>
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<td class="l data">2012</td>
<td class="r data">       1,198</td>
<td class="r data">         303</td>
<td class="r data">    25.3</td>
<td class="r data">         220</td>
<td class="r data">         126</td>
<td class="r data">    57.3</td>
<td class="r data">         978</td>
<td class="r data">         177</td>
<td class="r data">    18.1</td>
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<td class="l data">2013</td>
<td class="r data">       1,084</td>
<td class="r data">         273</td>
<td class="r data">    25.2</td>
<td class="r data">         236</td>
<td class="r data">         110</td>
<td class="r data">    46.6</td>
<td class="r data">         848</td>
<td class="r data">         163</td>
<td class="r data">    19.2</td>
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<td class="l data">2014</td>
<td class="r data">         919</td>
<td class="r data">         227</td>
<td class="r data">    24.7</td>
<td class="r data">         194</td>
<td class="r data">          97</td>
<td class="r data">    50.0</td>
<td class="r data">         725</td>
<td class="r data">         130</td>
<td class="r data">    17.9</td>
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<td class="l data">2015</td>
<td class="r data">         731</td>
<td class="r data">         194</td>
<td class="r data">    26.5</td>
<td class="r data">         149</td>
<td class="r data">          71</td>
<td class="r data">    47.7</td>
<td class="r data">         582</td>
<td class="r data">         123</td>
<td class="r data">    21.1</td>
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<td class="l data">2016</td>
<td class="r data">         239</td>
<td class="r data">          67</td>
<td class="r data">    28.0</td>
<td class="r data">          50</td>
<td class="r data">          28</td>
<td class="r data">    56.0</td>
<td class="r data">         189</td>
<td class="r data">          39</td>
<td class="r data">    20.6</td>
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<td class="l data">2017</td>
<td class="r data">          40</td>
<td class="r data">          11</td>
<td class="r data">    27.5</td>
<td class="r data">          13</td>
<td class="r data">           8</td>
<td class="r data">    61.5</td>
<td class="r data">          27</td>
<td class="r data">           3</td>
<td class="r data">    11.1</td>
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<td colspan="10" class="footer">SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Disability Research file, 100 percent data. <br></br> NOTES: Data are current through July 2018. <br></br> Because a number of applications remain pending for more recent years, the allowance rate will change over time. <br></br> Applications with a medical decision may be pending a final nonmedical decision or be subsequently denied for nonmedical reasons. <br></br> A revised process was introduced on October 1, 1999, in 10 states, under which initial denials could be appealed directly to the hearing level without a reconsideration. <br></br> Data from 1992 through 1998 are available for disabled workers only. <br></br> SSI = Supplemental Security Income. <br></br> a. Rate determined by dividing medical allowances by all medical decisions for that year. <br></br> b. Rate for the Social Security portion only. <br></br> CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov.
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